The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-26

tIc respective Interests OF britain, the
United States and Germany would be
best conserved by the Germans taking
UpoIu, the British Savaii, and the Amer
leans Tutuila, with regard to the fine
harbor of which, Pagopago, the best har-
Dor in the South Pacific, the United
States Government have a special treaty
with the resident chief. Sir Henry Hol-
land, Secretary Of State for the Colonies.
South Wales, OF date July 23d, wrote /:
60 With regard to Samoa, the Imperial
Conference approved the proposal now
being considered at Washington by rep
resentatives of Germany, the United
States and this country, that one of the
three great powers having interests in
the group should for a time control ma
tive affairs there"
Such is a brief outline OF Samoan at
fairs up to July OF this year.
WHAT A RESIDENT AT APIA SAYS.
During Saturday morning a representa-
tive of the ADVERTISER had an interview
with DIR. w. B. Waller, dentist who
has resided at Samoa for some time past.
He left on account of the trouble and the
Outrages committed by the Germans and
is returning to his home in Caldwell.
Ohio. He was pretty well posted on
Samoan affairs, and had even got the
different events as they occurred at Sa-
mOa noted down in his pOcket-book.
From the interview we are able to fur
nish our readers with the following ac-
countof the affair: The German squadron
arrived at Apia August 18th. Alter the
steamer Lubbock left for Sydney, August
23d, Commodore Heusnero of the squadron
sent letter to King Malietoa
DEMANDING THE PAYMENT
Of $1,000 and 1900, 900 cocoa nuts. The
81 900 was damages for injuries sustained
by some Germans on the night of the
Emperor Williams birthday during
drunken spree. A number of Germans
got drunk and proceeded to handle sew
eral OF the natives rather roughly. A
free fight ensued, and the Samoans in
their turn assaulted the Germans. With
regard to the payment of cocoa nuts, the
Germans claim that is about the number
the Samoans have deprived them of from
1879 to the present time.
KING MALIEToA PROTESTED
against making him liable for acts done
by natives under such circumstances.
This was on Tuesday, August 23d, and
Malietoa asked that he be allowed until
Saturday, the 9th, to consider before
complying with the German demand.
Early on the morning of the oath sew
eral guns were fired from the German
men-of-war, and soon after The following
declaration was made:
CITIZENS OF APIA: By order of His Mai
esty the Emperor of Germany war has been
declared against the Chief NJ alietoa.
The neutrality of the Municipal district
will be respected as long as the security of
the German troops is not endangered by
agitations within the Municipal district
L call upon the inhabitants of Apia to as
sist me in the maintenance of peace ana
good order in Apia.
(Signed) HEUsSER.
Commodore and Commander OF The Ger
man Squadron, August q, 1887.
The foreign consuts were not notified
of this action. Seven hundred men were
landed and they took possession Of the
Government house. A search was at
once made for Malietoa, but he was not
to be found, as he had LETT for the bush
with his followers. During the search
thirty German soldiers entered a store
WITH LOADED REVOLvERS
and began ransacking it for firearms. !
The proprietor Ca white MANI was away
and his native wife was left in charge. |
The soldiers made demand on her. but
she did not understand them. Just at
that moment an American citizen APP
peared on the scene and demonstrated /
with the soldiers. They threatened to I
arrest him, and he told them to 90 ahead, !
which they did, but also Immediately /
after let him go. A storekeeper named |.
Moore
HOISTED THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Some German soldiers made a remark 4.
about 1t and Moore went for them and |
blackened two or three eyes. He had |
any amount OF pluck
The following day the German man-of-
war Garcia arrived at Apia with Tamas-
csc the rebel chief on board, and the /
flagship Bismarck saluted him as King.
he was taken TO the Government
house
AND CROWNED KING
in the presence of about four hundred Of |
his own followers. The following pro-
soon afterward appeared:
PROCLAMATION.
hereby say to you that Tamasese, King /
of Aana, is declared from this day, 10y the .
Government of Germany, to be King of the .
whole OF Samoa
(Signed) BECKER,
German Consul, Apia, August %, 1857.